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Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

HealthcareAlbany, Georgia, United States
About: Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital is a healthcare organization based out in Albany, Georgia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & PET-CT. The organization has 83 authors who have published 108 publications receiving 2275 citations.


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TL;DR: Medical record-abstracted data for hospitalized adult patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 who were admitted during March 2020 revealed an overrepresentation of black patients within this hospitalized cohort, which is important for public health officials to ensure that prevention activities prioritize communities and racial/ethnic groups most affected by CO VID-19.
Abstract: SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was first detected in the United States during January 2020 (1). Since then, >980,000 cases have been reported in the United States, including >55,000 associated deaths as of April 28, 2020 (2). Detailed data on demographic characteristics, underlying medical conditions, and clinical outcomes for persons hospitalized with COVID-19 are needed to inform prevention strategies and community-specific intervention messages. For this report, CDC, the Georgia Department of Public Health, and eight Georgia hospitals (seven in metropolitan Atlanta and one in southern Georgia) summarized medical record-abstracted data for hospitalized adult patients with laboratory-confirmed* COVID-19 who were admitted during March 2020. Among 305 hospitalized patients with COVID-19, 61.6% were aged <65 years, 50.5% were female, and 83.2% with known race/ethnicity were non-Hispanic black (black). Over a quarter of patients (26.2%) did not have conditions thought to put them at higher risk for severe disease, including being aged ≥65 years. The proportion of hospitalized patients who were black was higher than expected based on overall hospital admissions. In an adjusted time-to-event analysis, black patients were not more likely than were nonblack patients to receive invasive mechanical ventilation† (IMV) or to die during hospitalization (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.63; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.35-1.13). Given the overrepresentation of black patients within this hospitalized cohort, it is important for public health officials to ensure that prevention activities prioritize communities and racial/ethnic groups most affected by COVID-19. Clinicians and public officials should be aware that all adults, regardless of underlying conditions or age, are at risk for serious illness from COVID-19.

383 citations

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01 Dec 2016-Chest
TL;DR: CNSS among hospitalized patients is common, and its proportion is on the rise, and it is associated with greater acute organ dysfunction and mortality.

134 citations

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TL;DR: The purpose was to determine the optimal treatment for adult patients with head and neck soft tissue sarcomas.
Abstract: Background. The purpose was to determine the optimal treatment for adult patients with head and neck soft tissue sarcomas. Methods. We conducted a review of the pertinent literature. Results. Local control after surgery alone or combined with radiotherapy was obtained in approximately 60% to 70% of the patients. The probability of local control is influenced by histologic grade, tumor size, and surgical margins. Patients with high-grade tumors and/or positive margins have improved local control if adjuvant radiotherapy is used. Distant metastases occurred in 10% to 30% of patients. The 5-year overall and cause-specific survival rates varied from approximately 60% to 70% and are affected by age, histologic grade, previous treatment of tumor, invasion of deep structures, and adequacy of surgery. Conclusions. The optimal treatment for adult head and neck soft tissue sarcomas is surgery. Adjuvant radiotherapy improves outcomes for those with high-grade tumors and/or positive margins. Radiotherapy alone will cure a small subset of patients with unresectable tumors. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck27: XXX–XXX, 2005

105 citations

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TL;DR: Patients with EMP have a relatively low risk of progressing to multiple myeloma and have improved survival compared with those who present with SPB, and the optimal treatment is moderate-dose radiotherapy and occasionally surgery.

89 citations


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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20221
202112
202017
201910
20184
201713